"the whole end of it was blown out and flames were coming out." rob vo neighbors rush in to help as a kentucky home explodes... then bursts into flames. kara vo shots are fired... and several people are arrested... including a cincinnati man... in the weeks-long standoff in burns, oregon. sot full "and i think they can do a lot better than megyn kelly. and so i am going to be making a decision with fox" rob vo it's official... the top g-o-p candidate will not be on stage for tomorrow debate. kara 2 shot good morning -- it's 4:30. i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first

forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. a quiet and dry morning but cold with temps in the low 20s. then a sun and cloud mix today with high of 34 degrees. tonight we remain dry with clouds on the increase thursday afternoon and high of 39 degrees. there is a slight chance of some passing snow showers thursday after 5pm. these will be very scattered and the chance will taper during the overnight. then a high of 38 degrees on friday. the warm up arrives on saturday with partly cloudy skies and high of 52 degrees. sunday is dry for the first part of the day with rain showers by evening and a high of 51 degrees. new this morning new this morning... police respond to reports of shots dead. rob dblbx fox19 now's dan wells is live in westwood with the investigation live officers were called out around 10:30 for reports of shots fired at the western glen apartment complex

block of montana avenue. that's were they found the victim dead in the parking lot...after the shooting. the name of the victim has not been released. police have not released a description of the suspects. homicide investigators were still tied up on the case early this morning and were unable to provide an update. live new this morning... the leaders of an armed group that new this morning... the leaders of an armed group that seized a remote federal wildlife refuge in oregon earlier this month have been arrested. a cincinnati man is

here's video of pete santilli... as he was live streaming on his youtube channel from outside of a hospital in burns. an f-b-i statement says santilli was arrested and charged with conspiracy. ammond bundy is also among those in custody... the f-b-i says one person is dead after shots were fired during a traffic stop... as authorities began to arrest people occupation of the national wildlife refuge. the group said it was protesting federal public lands. in all, eight people were arrested. rob 2shot we want to get another check on this morning's forecast. frank joins us with a look at the day ahead. a quiet and dry morning but cold with temps in the low 20s. then a sun and cloud mix today with high of 34 degrees. tonight we remain dry with clouds on the increase thursday afternoon and high of 39 degrees. there is a slight chance of some passing snow showers thursday

scattered and the overnight. then a the warm up arrives on saturday with partly cloudy skies and high of 52 degrees. sunday is with rain showers high of 51 degrees. traffic bridge work

bridge work requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane each night wednesday, jan. 27 through friday, a.m. the following southbound i-75 from 9 p.m. until 6 through friday. new this morning new this morning... one person is dead and three others are still missing after a house explodes into a ball of fire in adair county, kentucky. adair county about 2-hours south of louisville. neighbors say the explosion could be heard for miles. they rushed to the house to find it on fire. one person made it out alive... and is expected to be ok. the family is well- known in the community.

about every weekend. going in and out with their tractors and trucks. very friendly, super, super people." investigators say nothing suspicious or crimminal is suspected but no word yet on a cause. local state and federal investigators will be on scene today. the national transportation safety board will be at the scene of a small plane crash in xenia, ohio, at daylight today... the coroner confirms one person died when the aircraft went down at the greene county regional airport, near dayton. we're told the pilot was the only one on board. it's not clear what caused the plane to crash. happening now right now a search is underway for an inmate, who walked away from a drug treatment center in covington. kentucky state police say 32-year- old joseph smith left transitions treatment center sunday afternoon smith was beingheld for drug related charges -- and investigators say his prior address was in grant county. if you have information on his whereabouts, call

happening today happening today.. sweet for children chick-fil-a says wants to take a bite its cookies for orphans benefit. all proceeds from the sale of chocolate chunk cookies today, will be donated to a child's hope international. buying just one cookie can provide meals, 25 gallons medical supplies pack. all restaurants in ohio and northern kentucky are participating. donald trump and fox news stared each other down.. with trump deciding he's going to skip tomorrow's republican presidential debate. we have reaction to his decision. a makeshift igloo was available to rent in new york... but not for long! we'll explain, ahead. levee cam meteorologist frank marzullo has your storm tracker forecast for your morning commute ... coming

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he called his creation a "boutique winter igloo for 2." five people even asked to rent it, but sadly it got shutdown by air b- n-b for not meeting occupancy standards. rob & wx chat toss to wx a quiet and dry morning but cold with temps in the low 20s. then a sun and cloud mix today with high of 34 degrees. tonight we remain dry with clouds on the increase thursday afternoon and high of 39 degrees. there is a slight

showers thursday after 5pm. these will be very chance will taper during the overnight. then a high of 38 degrees on friday. arrives on partly cloudy skies and high of 52 degrees. sunday is dry for the first part of the day with rain showers by evening and a high of 51 degrees.

bridge work requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. each night wednesday, jan. 27 through friday, jan. 29, will all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. the following day. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. wednesday through friday. happening today happening today... volunteers will be out in northern out in northern kentucky to conduct a count of the area's homeless population. kara dblbx fox19 now's jordan vilines is live in covington to explain why the project is so important. live results of the k- count demonstrate the need for new this morning... cleveland's largest police union has filed grievances on behalf of six officers who were

the six were involved in a 137- shot barrage that killed two unarmed people after a high-speed chase. those officers include a patrolman acquitted of manslaughter charges in may, for having fired the last 15 shots. the president of the police union calls the firing unbelievable, unprecedented and politically motivated. ' you decide donald trump will be a no-show for tomorrow's final debate before the iowa caucuses next tuesday... the culmination of months of tension between trump and fox news host megyn kelly who will be one of the moderators of tomorrow's debate/ "i'm not a fan of megyn kelly. i think she's a third rate reporter. i think she frankly is not good at what she does and i think they could do a lot better than megyn kelly." trump's campaign released this statement... "unlike the very stupid, highly incompetent people running our country into the ground, mr. trump knows when to walk away." fox news refused to give in -- keeping megyn kelly on as a moderator. "in the months since, mr. trump has repeatedly

alleged bias on my part. i maintain it was a tough but fair questions and we agree to disagree." trump says that his campaign will raise money for veterans during tomorrow night's debate. senator ted cruz is blasting trump's decision saying trump wouldn't be so accomidating if saying trump wouldn't be so accomidating if someone didn't show up for him. "and you know what? if someone did that...didn't show up at the interview...you know what you'd say? 'you're fired.' meantime... a newly scheduled presidential debate could disrupt plans by the democratic party. the new hampshire union leader and m-s-n-b-c will host a democratic debate on february 4th -- five days before that state's primary. however, it's not

sanctioned by the d-n-c which is saying ny candidate who takes part will be dropped from the 6-approved debates. happening today happening today... volunteers will be out in northern kentucky to conduct a count of the area's homeless population. kara dblbx fox19 now's jordan vilines is live in covington to explain why the project is so important. live results of the k- count demonstrate the need for resources for housing and services for homeless persons in each community. the k-count also helps determine how much federal funding will be awarded from hud for homeless programs. in addition, the k- count helps assess progress under kentucky's ten-year plan to end homelessness and provide important information for updating the plan. vo live today is national chocolate cake day!

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low 20s. then a sun and cloud mix today with high of 34 degrees. tonight we remain dry with clouds on the increase thursday afternoon and high of 39 degrees. there is a slight chance of some passing snow showers thursday after 5pm. these will be very scattered and the chance will taper during the overnight. then a high of 38 degrees on friday. the warm up arrives on saturday with partly cloudy skies and high of 52 degrees. sunday is dry for the first part of the day with rain showers by evening and a high of 51 degrees. carstar bridge work requires single lane closures on

requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. each night wednesday, jan. 27 through friday, jan. 29, will all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. the following day. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. wednesday through friday. happening today happening today across the nation...

happening today across the nation... president obama will meet privately with senator and democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders. the white house says the meeting will be "informal", with no specific agenda. obama has not endorsed a potential successor. a federal appeals court will consider whether county commissioners in north carolina violated the constitution... by christian prayers and inviting audience members to join. a three-judge panel will hear rowan county's effort to overturn a federal judge's ruling. happening today also today... louisville's boat, r-v- and sports show opens to the public. the event runs from tonight.. through sunday at the kentucky expo center. it's one of the largest boat country. happening today across the region... volunteers will help conduct a count of the homeless population in columbus and franklin county. it's the 11th year the community

count the number of people experiencing homelessness. happening today happening today across the tri- state... cincinnati mayor john cranley will announce the local launch of the veterans economic communities initiative... it's part of a nationwide program aimed at veterans and current military service members in 53 cities. a news conference o'clock. and the cincinnati reds are set to make an about a youth baseball and softball event summer. bob castellini will cincinnati m-l-b urban youth conference. video of a two- to her bedtime prayers. adlib weather and

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